The killer of Derry man Barry McCrory will be “hunted down, prosecuted and convicted,” British Prime Minister David Cameron has said.
British PM David Cameron.
The 35-year-old, the father of a nine-year-0ld son, was shot dead by a lone gunman in a flat in Shipquay Street in the city centre yesterday morning. His partner who was in the property at the time was uninjured but was left highly traumatised.
Police have named the suspected gunman in the killing as 58-year-old Kieran McLaughlin. A huge manhunt is underway on both sides of the border to apprehend the suspect who lives in the Galliagh of the city. Police last night visited a number of homes in the area, including family members of the suspect.
The killing has been widely condemned with Mr Cameron the latest to denounce the shooting.
The British PM was in Belfast to attend a major investment conference and he took time out at the end of the event to condemn the killing of Mr McCrory and that of 46-year-old Brendan Kearney in Belfast on Wednesday night.
He said: “These murders are despicable and the people responsible should be hunted down prosecuted and convicted, they should face justice.”
The dead man’s family, including his mother Anne, father Danny and son Shea attended a peace rally held in Guildhall Square in protest at the killing.
Following a two minutes silence, the crowd of several hundred were told a clear message needed to be sent out from Derry that violence from all quarters was not acceptable in the city.
Meanwhile, Mr McCrory’s body remains in Belfast where a post mortem examination has taken place. The family hope to have is remains returned to them tomorrow with burial expected on `mon.
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